LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 10, 13 January 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In tlio .Marlow case at the local Court tliis morning, a remand was granted until Friday. A petition against the election of Dr. Mc.N'nh for the Hawke’s Bay seat was presented to the returning officer at Hastings tins morning, reports the Press Association. All interested in seeing that Stratford lias n motor lire engine to meet the requirements of this large borough, as well as those willing to help the Brigade in their efforts to make their second Garden Fete and Carnival a success, should attend the public meeting called by His Worship the .Mover to be held in the Heading Hoorn at the Fire Station to-morrow night. o i

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for westerly moderate to strong winds prevailing. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled at times with scattered showers. Barometer unsteady. The Eltham Co-operative Dairy Company made 794(V cheese the past month, and pay out £11,455 at the rate of Is per lb of butterfat. The pay out on butter, at lid per lb is £l2B. The total pay-out is therefore £11,883. The following thrpe ’-inks representing Stratford Bowling Club nave been drawn to play Eltham to-morrow: S. M. Porritt, J. McMillan, X. J. King, G. Smart (skip); P. Skoglund, C. Jackson, E. Jackson, J. Masters (skip); R. Masters, C. Martin, J. Nicholson, W. McDonald (skip).— the local green to-morrow t f ie usual games will be played

It is expected that a large audience will attend the demonstration at the Town Hall to-night by the Eltham Salvation Army Home boys. Amongst tho company there are many good performers, and the items on the programme are right up-to-date. The proceeds are in aid of the Belgians,

The conference between members of the local medical profession and the Friendly Societies, which took place last night in the Foresters’ Hall, resulted in an amicable agreement being arranged between the parties. The sitting was a long one, and the matters in dispute were thoroughly threshed out. The spirit of give-and-take eventually overcame all difficulties, and the meeting closed with votes of thanks to Drs. Paget and Steven and to the chairman (Bro. J. Lopdell, A.0.D.) The agreement is to operate till the end of the war, after which one trifling alteration only will be made.

A report in an Australian paper from Townsville (Q.) states: “The p"ice of kangaroo skins has slumped greatly since the war broke out, but marsupial shooters will now be pleased to learn that if they are prepared to go into the work of drawing sinews from the kangaroo’s tail they will find a ready market for this article at tho price of 10s 6d per lb. Many of the shooters in the Richmond district who have been idle for a considerable time are now engaged in this industry. It is believed that the smews are for surgical use on the battlefield.”

Mount Egmont is retaining its reputation as a tourist and health resort, and all the houses are having a good season. The Dawson Falls House is still full. A party numbering eighteen to twenty, with Guide Murphy, did the top from the Falls House yesterday under specially good conditions. A thin layer of cloud was encountered on the climb, hut at the summit it was beautifully clear. Among those making the ascent were Dr. and ’Mrs Walker and Mr D’Arcy Robertson, of New Plymouth, and Mr Kelly, of Wanganui. The snow was in perfect condition, and the party enjoyed splendid glissading for about 1700 feet. The Kaponga Brass Band are visiting the House on Sunday next, and will give a sacred concert.

Many bright spots of humor illumine the path of the teaching profession, an instance of which is given by an Australian writer, who says;—Many teachers require their pupils to memorise a verse or stanza of poetry each day, the resulting Mosaic being expected to give them command of all the intricacies of the language. It is a common examination test to ask pupils to complete a stanza, hut at a recent examination the question floored a lot of candidates. Among others they were given the line “Break! Break! Break!” and asked to finish it. One hoy did it, hut not according to Tennyson. He wrote, “Break! Break! Break! ‘There goes the crockery again!’ says mother.”

“My experience of the blackberry pest,” says Mr A. Lucas, of Otford (N.S.W.), “convinces me that all the remedies generally recommended, such as spraying with arsenite of soda, eating down with goats, cutting and burning off, and chipping, are a waste of time and labor. I have found paspalura grass to be an effective agent of eradication. It has a large matting root, and in three years it will choke any blackberry vines out. It gives the runners no chance to grip. It is also good feed for cattle, and there is not much fear of it firing in hot weather. Mv system is to V v v transplant young plants raised from seed after a shower of rain. I d : g out a blackberry and iu its place put a root of paspalum with a little soil attached. If pressed down with the feet it will be sure to take.”